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strategineer's review against another edition
5.0
The Light Brigade is a story about breaking people down and putting them back together again, both mentally and physically, to turn them into perfect soldiers/monsters.
It's a wild ride that kept me hooked all throughout. It subverts many of the science fiction tropes you're familiar with to keep you guessing.
Overall I enjoyed it despite the politics feeling a little on the nose (Late stage capitalism baaaad? War baaaaad? Murdering children in cold blood baaaaaad?).
If you're able to look past that and are interested in gritty off the beaten path military sci-fi, you'll probably enjoy the Light Brigade. I know I did.
It's a wild ride that kept me hooked all throughout. It subverts many of the science fiction tropes you're familiar with to keep you guessing.
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Overall I enjoyed it despite the politics feeling a little on the nose (Late stage capitalism baaaad? War baaaaad? Murdering children in cold blood baaaaaad?).
If you're able to look past that and are interested in gritty off the beaten path military sci-fi, you'll probably enjoy the Light Brigade. I know I did.
daed's review against another edition
2.0
Está bien que un autor nos muestre la parte humana de sus personajes (como defecar por ejemplo), pero lo que hace Hurley aquí es demostrar el fetiche que tiene con la mierda, la primera parte del libro es solo: mierda, cagar y vómitar. Y luego (cuando deja un poco la mierda a un lado) tenemos una historia repetitiva a cada capítulo, que cansa con la rutina de la protagonista, culminando en un final aburrido, flojo e inverosímil.
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was definitely interesting, and different from anything else I've read. I don't know if audio was the best way to read it, because it was hard to remember all the characters. This made it harder to really care about anyone, because it was all just a bunch of names passing through. I don't know if I would ever try to re-read it in print form, because I didn't really love it all that much, but I don't regret reading it.
crimsoncor's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like it more. As a counterpoint to Starship Troopers, the book covers a lot of interesting ground. I think its view of the future is much closer to our reality than Heinlein's (ever) was. But the frequent time jumps make it hard to engage with the character relationships and while the stakes are technically as high as they possibly can be, it never really feels like anything has weight.
starsong58's review against another edition
I was not expecting something so violent, and I'm looking to read comfort books right now
redheadreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.25
This militaristic sci-fi is brutal, heavily political and playing with time travel in a really cool way. Found it really gripping when it got into the swing of it, although there are a few bits that I can't tell if they're fuzzily sketched or if I just missed details!
fedak's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed the first third or so, reasonable MilSciFi with some heavy borrowing/homage to Starship Troopers
The time travel narrative kinds collapsed under its own weight and the deus ex machina ending seemed like it was rushed. (In the notes, the author admitted to needing a flow chart to keep track of the time travel plotlines, and as a readers we probably needed the same)
The college freshman anti-corporation political manifesto that permeates the whole book was a bit overdone. And the gender reveal gimmick left me somewhat confused prompting me to google what was going on rather than what I presume was an intended "aha" moment of me revisiting my expectations.
The time travel narrative kinds collapsed under its own weight and the deus ex machina ending seemed like it was rushed. (In the notes, the author admitted to needing a flow chart to keep track of the time travel plotlines, and as a readers we probably needed the same)
The college freshman anti-corporation political manifesto that permeates the whole book was a bit overdone. And the gender reveal gimmick left me somewhat confused prompting me to google what was going on rather than what I presume was an intended "aha" moment of me revisiting my expectations.
cannizzo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Follow a soldier through a war they don't understand in a order you won't understand.
spontaneityhasitstimeandplace's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
a wild ride.